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JRSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1943

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West Cape May Tax Rate Stays At 1942 Level . WEST CAPE MAY — Under the 1943 permanent budget, introduced by the borough commission Tuesday night. West Cape May’s tax rate for the current year will, be $5.40 per $100 valuation, the .same as the 1942 rate. An increase of approximately $1,100 in county taxes, resulting from the higher county rate, was offset by a reduction of approximately $1,200 in the amount to . be raised by taxation for local purposes. The local purpose levy this year' amounts to $9,416.90, compared with $10396.20 last year. County taxes for 1943 areestimated at $4,730.00 compared with $3,632.53 last year. In an explanatory statement, the Commissioners said: ' “The estimated tax rate of. $5.40 as shown bjr this budget remains the same as the actual rate for 1942. This'figure was computed on the basis of the 1942 valuations. “Provisions have been made in. ' this budget' for the announced increase in the county rate, but as no change can be anticipated at this time in the state and local school taxes, the same amounts were used as appropciated last year. “After careful consideration by the Board of Commissioners the operating appropriations required for 1943 were determined. It will be noted that very Tittle change has been made in these* appropriations as they were sufficient in 1942 for operating the borough, efficiently," the officials contin-.

ued.

The grand total of all appropriations contained in the new budget is $44,37339 compared with $44,672 in last year’s budget. A hearing on the budget will Be held at borough hall on February 23 at 8 p.m., at which time the budget will be considered for final reading and adoption.

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MRS. RALPH T. STEVENS President of the Cape May Board of Education who was reelected for another year at .the annual reorganization meeting of the board Monday afternoon. Other board officers*-named are Allan Konowitch, rice president; Everett J. Jerrell, secretary- Postmaster Lemuel E. Miller, Jr., recently appointed to the board, was installed at Monday's meeting.

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New Ail-Clear Signal

Will Be Adopted

Agreement on a uniform "all dear” signal to be used after the new practice air raid rules go into effect February 17 was reached this week by the technical advisory committee of the Office of Civilian Defense, Director Leonard Dreyfus* informed Police Chief John J. Spencer, Jr.’, chairman of the local def<

council, on Tuesday.

The new. all-clear signal will not be announced until it- has

received Army approval.

The new signal system recently announced by the Eastern Defense Command did not include

an “all clear".

The committee, 'headed by Essex County Engineer William A. Stickcl, agreed on several other points, but withheld announcement until the. matters had been discussed with Major General * Thomas A. Terry, chief of the Second Sendee Command. Dreyfuss has notified all local defense councils that' no practice air raids will be held before the new rules go into effect. If the alarm sounds, it will mean a* real

raid, he' declared.

Three Plead Guilty To Housebreaking COURT HOUSE—Charged with breaking, entering and larceny, two Philadelphia girls and a Cape May youth entered pleas of guilty in court here yesterday when they were arraigned liefore Judge French B. Loveland. Ruth Hestine Pinder, 22, Helen Dobrowski. 21, both of Philadelphia. and Raymond Fox, 16, of 22 Ocean .street. Cape May. were arrested by state police on the chai’ge after they had allegedly broken into a house owned by William Orlick at Swainton. Judge Loveland received the pleas and announced that sentence 'would be imposed next week after further investigation of the case. The two girls formerly were employed in Cape May.

Ewings Mark Golden Wedding Anniversary COLD SPRING—Mr. and Mrs. George S. Ewing, of Sunny Hall Road, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at a quiet family party at their home here yestoday. The Ewing* have made their home here since their marriage in 1893. Mr. Ewing is a retired Coast Guard, having served as No. 1 man at the Cape May Point Coast Guard surf station for 36 TWs untfl his retirement several yean ago. They have three sons, Howard

Re-elected

To Re-appraise Big

Tract In Plan B

Re-appraisal of an S8-acre tract of land owned by the City of Cape May and now used by the U. S. .Navy has been started. Mayor T. Millet Hand, director of revenue*- and finance, reported" to the city commission on Friday. Hand expressed the hope that the re-appraisal yill result in the federal government's allowing a fair price for the land, which is now included in the Naval reservation here, in order to eliminate litigation over the purchase

price of the property.

The original appraisal; he explained, set a disproportionately low price on the property, which

the £ity refused to accept.

After the matter was placed in litigation, Mayor Hand conferred at length in Washington with high Navy, officials, and agreed to withdraw the city's objections if a re-appraisal of the land resulted in establishment of what was considered a fair price.

nM . Commenting on the controver- ^ sy, 'Hand silid that the original *** value placed on the tract by

Navy appraisers was far below the ^appraised value of an ll acre tract taken by the government for the Naval' housing project here, although in the opinion >f Hty officials the larger plot is

considerably more valuable:

Value Reduced On Oil Ration Coupon No. 4 ^ WASHINGTON — Fuel oil rations in six northeastern states were cut for the second time by •the Office of Price Administra'tion on Saturday. The .cut applied to; New Jefsey, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. In those states, No. 4 oil coupons will be worth eight gallons each to householders and 80 gallons to commercial and. institutional consumers. For the last few weeks, these coupons were worth nine and 90 gallons respectively, after being ' cut from an early season value of 10 and

100 gallons.

■fhe cut made oil scarcest in a region which has had some* of the most severe weather of the winter, but OPA officials said “the supply situation in the affected states leaves no altemative". ; They said not enough oil is available in the six states to fill coupons in their former value, and “if.this unbalanced condition were permitted to continue many householders in the iix_ states would have no assurance‘of get-

ting any oil at all.”

Officials promised, however, immediate action to make more liberal rations available as soon as the supply improves sufficiently. Oil coupons, as a result of Saturday's action, have four different sets of values. In the six sUtes affected- by the new order, coupons are worth eight and 80 gallons; in 1J other eastern states, nine and 90; in Kentucky md pails of five other, middle western states/ 10 and 100; in the northern parts of the mid-

west, 11 and 110 gallons.

Old Lewes Newspaper Suspends Publication LEWES/ DEL. — One of the oldest jiewfpapcrs on the Delmarva 'peninsula, the Delaware Pilot, established 'in the 1880's, last week found itself a casualty of the war. It halted publication with last week’s issue. It was first published in Lewi as ‘ “The Breakwater' Light”, name taken from the Delaware Breakwater. It flourished through the first quarter of a century when its publisher was Charles Wolfe, now a Philadelphia produce broker. - It was revived in 1938 by former U. S. Congressman Robert G. Houston, of Georgetown. Several members of the staff entered the armed forces, and the suspension

Salvage Drive Continues As Shortages Grow The need for salvaging of vital materials for war purposes will continue as long U American soldiers remain on the righting line, the Cape May County Salvage Committee announced this week. Salvage drive# are being conducted for varices Items in some parts of the county and will be waged in all sections as the 1943 drive grows in intensity,.; it was announced. Scrap metal, tin cans, rubber, lilk and nylon stockings and fats for the making of ■ explosives- are on the vital list. TIN Tin is the most Critically-needed of all metals for war purposes. The only present source of scrap tin is tin cans, which contain less than one and one-half per cent tin and more than 98 per cent sheet steel. The metals must be separated before they can be used. Because each can contains so little tin, it is necessary that huge quantities be salvaged. Because the cans must be processed to extract the tin, it is necessary for the householder to prepare the cans for collection. Empty cans should be thoroughly washed. Bottoms as well as tops should be removed. The — Continued ON'Past Four —

County Ministers At Discussion Meeting GREEN GREEK —The regular monthly meeting of the Cape May County Ministerial Association was held in the Methodist Church ‘icre on Monday. The Rev. Samuel Way was host pastor. The Rev. Morris Walker, pastor qf the Stone Harbor Lutheran Church, .gave an address on “Pastor Methods and iithies of the Profession”, which was followed by a general discussion. During the business meeting it was voted to express the sympathy of 'the association for the Rev. Mr. Fischer ami the Rev. Mr. Neff, both of Wildwood, who are ill. Those attending besides the host pastor and the speaker of the morning were President Christian Daffnehauer, who presided, Rev. F. Paul Langhomc, Rev. Albert Layton, Rev. Edward Graham, Rev. William Bullock, Rev. Wilbur E. Hogg, Jr., .Adjutant Theodore F. Thompson, Rev. Stephen F. Sliker,. Rev. W. Garrison Hunter, Rev. C. H. Stine and Rev. Samuel -Blair.

Ask City To Deny New Liquor Permit A remonstrance signed by 11 Cape May liquor licensees was filed with the city commission last week, urging denial' df a plenary retail consumption license requested by Robert H. Chance for premises at 315-17 Washington street The remonstrance submitted by the other licensees, constituting the majority of licensees in this city, stated that ir. the opinion of the petitioners there are sufficient retail consumption licenses to meet the needs of the com-

Former Missionary Is Club Speaker Miss Gertrude Selzer, a former Episcopal missionary in China, addressed last,night's meeting of the Cape May Kiwanis Club, taking for her topic, “War Torn China in Action”. Miss Selzer told vividly of tual war conditions in China and spoke at length on how little is required to sustain life, hope and courage in the hearts of a determined people. A meeting of the Board of Directors of the local dub will be held Monday evening in the old city hall, E. E. Pickard, secretary of the club, announced this week.

Wsmmisd foail ^uwuh Will Soon fiaifwl Qapsi /BeachoA.

Cape May will soon get its first glimpse of the newest innovation in modem warfare — Coast Guard cavalry. ■ Present plans contemplate establishing mounted Coast Guardsmen at virtually every station in. the Fourth Naval District, .from Cape May to Mariasquan Inlet, for foul weather patrol work. The new Coast Guard Mounties began their training early in January at Lewes, Del., where a group of 40 is receiving intensive instruction from an Army cavalry officer. It is- planned to establish a .cavalry school somewhere near Philadelphia in the near future to expand the pro-

gram.

Captain E A. Coffin, commandant of Coast Guards in this district, recently risked the Lewes instruction center and gave his approval to'the plan, annoweing that soon every section of the Fourth Nava] District would, be patrolled by Coast Guardsmen at night and in weather so bad that patrol posts are not visible

to each other.

"It is already dear," Captain Coffin said, “that "

the Mounted

Patrol will ,be enormously helpful in protectflg our shoreline against all kinds of enemy activity. “The patrol has proved its value in actual work oh the beaches, and we arc ready now to extend it rapidly,” he said. ‘‘The Mounted Patrol," explained Lieutenant C. A. Osborne, commandant of the Delaware section of the Coast* Guard, “is useful chiefly when visibility is bad, so that the shoreline must be patrolled intensively. That means work every night, from dusk to dawn, and in daytime whenever

the weather is bad.

“Any. time that the foot patrols can't see the whole length of the beach, from one post to the next, the Mounted Patrol goes into

Lion.”

“We're training these men for a very particular purpose,” said Captain W. L. McKinney, the cavalry officer who is instructor, “and a lot of fancy drill stuff would be wasted motion. We’re more interested in teaching them how to get into action fast, with pistols and carbines.”

Local Schools Reopen; West I Violators Of Cape May Schools Open Mon. jPaildng Law

Given Tickets

Public and parochial schools in

Cape May resumed sessions yesterday morning after baring been closed since January 27 because

of the measles epidemic. Originally scheduled for Mon-

day morning, re-opening of .the local schools was delayed until Wednesday, when it was found that the outbreak of measles had not been Sufficiently curbed at

that time.

The decision was reached Saturday afternoon at a conference attended by Dr. Frank R. Hughes, city health officer, Dr. A. C. Moon, school physician, and Dr.. Edward E. Pickard, city school superintendent. In West Cape May, where schools were closed last Tuesday after approximately h*lf of the enrollment of 102 had been absent either because thdy had the measles or because -eome member of . their family was ill, it is planned to resume classes Monday morning, February 8, Mrs. R. Clifton Ware, principal, announced yesterday. Mrs. Ware was recently ap-

pointed principal of the borough school to succeed John Orlick, who was recently inducted into

the Army.

Possibility that the West Cape May schools may be forced to close for a time as a fuel conservation measure was indicated

this week.

The borough Board of Educa"tipn will meet tonight to discuss the heating situation and to decide upon a course of action. Unable to convert to coal and *rith only a four weeks’ supply of oil to last ‘ for the remainder of the winter, board members stud the only apparent solution seems to be to close the school, although no definite decision will be made until tonight’s meeting. The recent 15 per cent additional reduction of fuel oil allotments to non-rcsidential buildings, plus a reduction from nine to eight gallons in the value of oil ration coupons precipitated the ' Cape May'

Action on the application, scheduled for Friday, was delayed pending the outcome of a public hearing, to be held at city hall this afternoon at .4:30 at which time objections will . be heard by the commission. Chance, who recently acquired the retail distribution business established several years ago by William C. Schellenger, is contemplating expanding the business into a retail consumption establishment if permission is granted.

County Nurse Leaves Soon Fur Army Duty WILDWOOD — Miss Olive H. schus, of 202 W. Hildreth avenue, Cape May County executive nurse, will leave next month to become a second lieutenant in the Army Nurses’ Corps. Miss Eachus was notified last week that she had passed all necessary requirements. She will report for active duty February 17. Born in Springfield, Delaware County, ’ Pa., Miss Eachus came to Wildwood in 1909. She is' a graduate of Wildwood High School and the Philadelphia General Hospital Training School for Nurses. After her appointment as county nurse five years Ago, she completed a three months’ postgraduate course at the University of - Pennsylvania. Miss Eachus has assisted the local examining board of Selective Service Board No. 2 which has jurisdiction over the southern section dC Cape May County.

Will Introduce New Taxi Cab Ordinance An ordinance designed to provide maximum prices and regulate operation of taxicabs in Cape May will be introduced for first reading by the city commission tomorrow in an attempt to establish uniform practices and prices in the taxi business. Under the ordinance, which provides more rigid requirements for licensees. Cape May will be divided into two tones, with maximum prices specified for each. Zone One will include all that area bounded by . Perry street. Beach Drive, the landward city limits and Madison avenue. Maxii price allowable under the ordinance for taxi travel within Zone One will be 35 cents for one passenger plus 10 cents for each additional passenger. Zone Two will include all that *68 within the city limits not contained in Zone One, that is from Second avenue to Perry street, and from Madison avenue to the Naval base, both parts bounded by Beach Drive and the landward limits of Cape May. Maximum price allowable in Zone Two will be 50 cents for one passenger plus 10 cents for each' additional passenger. The measure will also provide T a maximum of 10 taxi licen_jes, although no limit is placed upon the number of cabs which may be operated by each licensee. City commissioners have been considering the proposed ordinance for several weeks to meet a demand for uniform practices in the local taxi business, eliminate excessive taxi fares and require , a reasonable measure of responsibility on the part of licensees.

Legislature Gets War-Time Measures TRENTON — Appropriation of $750,000 in state >{\>nds to help local school districts finance special pre-induction courses designed to prepare high school students for military service was provided in a bill -introduced Monday in the New Jersey Legislature. The $750,000 measure was sponsored by Senate President George H % Stangcr, Cumberland Republican, who also offered a bill to extend tenure and pension protection to school employees entering the Merchant Marine, the WAACS, WAVES or SPARS. Another bill was introduced by Assemblyman J. Stanley Herbert, Monmouth Republican, providing for military training in high

schools.

Assemblymen Merrill H. Thompson, Monmouth, and David Yoiing, 3d, Morris, would reduce motor vehicle registration fees - for the duration. Thompson’s bill ' provides for a flat fee of eight dolliu-s, while Young's provides for a 50 per cent reduction. Assemblyman Vincent S. Haneman, Atlantic introduced a measure to appropriate $150,000 - 'to equip "and uniform local civilian *' volunteers.

Wardens To Enforce Township Dimout COLD SPRING — Strict enforcement of Army dimout regulations requiring householders to draw all window blinds from half an hour after sunset to half an hour before sunrise was ordered by the Lower Township Defense Council at its regular meeting Monday night. Township air raid wardens will enforce the regulations. The need for fire reserves in the township was discussed and plans for organizing such a unit were started. Fire Chief George Fox, of -Villas, said the fire company is hampered by lack of manpower, and volunteered to rive his time to training anyone desiring to join the fire reserve. Plans for equipping first aid rooms in Consolidated School, the Junior Order of American Mechanics Hall and the township house were put in motion by the Defense Council. The work will be under the .direction of Mrs. France# Jackson. Donations of equipment, offered by township residents ' last year when questionnaires were distributed by the defense council, will be collected, to prepare the first aid rooms for emergency use. Twenty-five local defense volunteers in the township have yolunteerrd to take first -' J

Set New Schedule For Cape Ration Board A new schedule of office hours for the Cape May War Price and Rationing Board was announced this week by Dr. L. -C. Ashburn,

chai

the

board's office will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and from 9 ajn. to 1p.m. every Saturday. Two evening sessions will be held weekly, between 7 and 9 p.m. every Monday and Friday to serve those who are unable to transact business with the board during daily office hours. The boani last week moved to new quarters On the first floor of the old city hall, corner of Washington and Franklin street*. It had previously been located on the second floor of the build-

ing.

Assignment of Egbert J. Wood, of Wildwood Crest, OPA administrative aide for the southern section of Cape May County, as a permanent member of the Cape May board's staff was announced this week by Dr. Ashburn, following the board’s confirmation of the appointment on Friday.

Hotelman Ends Life; Had Been Despondent COURT HOUSE — Despondent over ill health, Joseph Douglass, 62, hotelman, committed suicide Saturday by hanging himself in his bedroom. His body, suspended from a piece of clothesline, found by his son, Charles. A certificate of death by suicide was issued by Dr. Charles Furey, Cape May County physi-

cian:

Mr. Douglass had been under treatment for the last six weeks, a part of the time in a Philadelphia hospital from which he returned last week. Survivors also include his wife, Mrs. Minerva Douglass; a son, Harvey, and a daughter, June. The latter is a senior at Temple University, on the student honor roll and a Middle Atlantic States hockey champion. Mr. Douglass was born in Philadelphia. He came here 36 years ago to manage the Bellevue Hotel, and was a member of the New Jersey Hotelmen’s Association and the local Chamber of Commerce. He succeeded his brother, Charles, as- operator of the Douglass candy business in Wildwood after the brother's death- a year ago.

Home Nursing Class To |tart Friday COLD SPRING—A home nursing class, under the direction of Miss Ida Weldon, R.N., will 1 started Friday, February 12, 2 p.m. at the Consolidated School, the Lower Township Branch of the American Red Cross announced yesterday. Persons interested in enrolling ,4teftTe nursing instruction Id contact Miss Weldon or Helena Bates.

INCOME TAX REPORTS Have your Income Tax prepared early, and avoid the last minute worry. PAUL SNYDER ACCOUNTANT 281 Windsor Ave., Residence Phone 681—Evenings Office: 31 Perry Street, 9 to 5 Daily Phones: Keystone 900 — Bell 90

Rigid enforcement of the commiasion’s recent order In ' after-dark parking along street* without - parking ■tfas started Monday night, 25 summonses were issued members of the city police partment Violators who rece tickets were given bearings police headquarters Tuesday night. Police Chief John J. Spencer, *. announced that the restrictions would be strictly enforced for the duration of the war-time dimout in an effort to reduce accident hazards. Since dimout restrictions were put into effect last summer there have been numerous accidents in Cape May, caused by automobiles striking parked cars which had no parking lights. Simultaneously, the police' began strict enforedfhent of the city order banning angle parking after dark. Angle parking during daylight is permitted only on Beach Drive. The .edict requiring parking lights on all cars parked along streets within the city limits includes all public streets and highways in Cape May, police explained, It .was emphasized that viola- ‘ tors of the parking rules will be summoned to polite court and fined.

The

lights on all automot . on streets after dark was issued to minimize the hazards of dimout driving. Cars parked with parking lights lit must be left with their doors unlocked unless the driver is near enough to extinguish the lights in the event of a blackout or air raid alarm, police explained. Draft Board Moves To' NewQuartersTuesday Headquarters of Selective Service Board No. 2, which has jurisdiction^ over the southern section of Cape May County, were moved this week from Cape May’s high school building to larger quarters in the old city hall at the corner of Washington and Franklin streets. Removal of the draft board office was effected Tuesday afternoon, and the office opened for business yesterday morning. The national Selective Service administration has leased a section of Ihe first floor of the cityowned building for the locaT board’s office, at a rental price of $50 per month. The Selective Service Board’s office occupies the spape formerly used by the city clerk' and collector and treasurer until city offices were moved to the new city hall at Washingtou and Ocean streets.

Two Cape May Women Enlist In WAAGS Two young Cape May women this week were inducted as members of the WAAC, women’s auxiliary of the U. S. Army. They are Mrs. Charles S. Jones, of 735 Washington street, and Miss Betty Harris, of 130 Decatur street. Both reported to Philadelphia yesterday morning to be sworn in. They are the first Cape May women to enlist in the WAACS. Mrs. Jones, whose husband has been in the Navy for several months, is the daughter o$ Mark C. Frymire, local merchant. Miss Harris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert C. Harris, of Cape May, has been a teacher in the Lafayette Street School since the start of the 1942-43 school erm last September. She was graduated last June 'from the State Teachers College at Glassboro.

Woman Injured In Auto Crash Sunday An Atlantic City woman was injured and two cars were damaged Sunday in a collision on Route 4 in Lower Township. A car owned and driven by Frank P. Masterson, of Atlantic City, crashed into the rear of .one driven by Ensign Theddore C. Leydon, of the Cape May Naval Base, according to state police who investigated the crash. Mrs. Masterson, who was riding with her husband, was thrown against the windshield .and sustained lacerations of the eye and knee. She was treated by Dr. Frank R. Hughes. The damaged cars were taken to the Kabalan garage. Charged with careless driving, Masterson was arraigned before Justice of the Peace Everett JL Brown at Green Creek. He plead not guilty, but was found guilt?,, and fined $10 and costa. In do- ’ fault of the fine he vyaa ted to the county jail.